Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Refuse
Refuse from bright flue-cured tobacco (Type 11-14), including stems and dust, for use in non-cigarette products like dissolvable tobacco pouches. HTS 2401.30.27.10 covers this flue-cured category excluding cigarette applications. Processed via threshing but unmanufactured.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If unstemmed whole leaf for non-cigarettes
Unprocessed leaf (not refuse) for other products uses 2401.20.33, while stems/dust alone are refuse in 2401.30.
If for nicotine inhalation products without combustion
Chapter note places all 'inhalation without combustion' products in heading 2404 regardless of other chapter applicability.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Specify USDA tobacco type (e.g
• Flue-cured Type 12) in entry docs; segregate from quota-exempt Canada/Mexico imports; comply with TTB labeling previews for end products
Related Products under HTS 2401.30.27.10
Flue-Cured Tobacco Stems
Flue-cured tobacco stems are the stripped midribs and veins from flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves, processed into refuse for use in non-cigarette products like pipe tobacco blends or chewing tobacco. Classified under HTS 2401.30.27.10 as flue-cured tobacco refuse destined for products other than cigarettes. This refuse is threshed or similarly processed but remains unmanufactured.
Flue-Cured Virginia Tobacco Dust
Fine particulate dust generated from threshing flue-cured Virginia tobacco leaves, classified as tobacco refuse for blending into non-cigarette products such as snuff or roll-your-own pipe tobacco. Falls under HTS 2401.30.27.10 due to its flue-cured origin and non-cigarette end use. This refuse is similarly processed but not manufactured into final consumer goods.
Processed Flue-Cured Tobacco Midribs
Midribs extracted from flue-cured bright leaf tobacco during processing, used as refuse in manufacturing chewing tobacco or cigar fillers rather than cigarettes. HTS 2401.30.27.10 applies to this flue-cured refuse specified for non-cigarette applications. The material is threshed but remains unmanufactured tobacco refuse.
Flue-Cured Tobacco Scraps for Pipe Blends
Irregular scraps and fragments from flue-cured tobacco leaf processing, destined for pipe tobacco mixtures rather than cigarettes. Classified in HTS 2401.30.27.10 as 'other' flue-cured refuse for non-cigarette products. These are threshed byproducts not suitable for whole leaf use.